BOCA RATON, Fla. - The University of Denver men's and women's swimming teams dominated at the FAU Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the FAU Aquatic Center in Boca Raton, Florida. The Pioneer women defeated FAU (200.00 to 94.00), Rice University (146.50 to 141.50) and Cincinnati (192.00 to 108.00), while the Pioneer men defeated FAU (155.00 to 133.00), Cincinnati (222.00 to 58.00) and Air Force (215.50 to 64.50).

"This meet comes in the middle of a hard training cycle for most teams, including Denver, so it can be hard to predict on performances," said head coach Brian Schrader. "I was really pleased with how hard we raced, and to come out with wins is always great. Jeff and Jay Giddens were great on the men's side and our women were just solid all the way through. Katy Motsinger was great in her win in the 100 Backstroke and in her Relays. Kirsten Milberg's win in the 200 Backstroke was a nice swim as well. Our divers continue to get better and to have Seth McNew make his NCAA Zone Diving Standards is great."

The Pioneer women grabbed two first-place, seven second-place and eight third-place finishes, while the Pioneer men finished with six first-place, seven second-place and eight third-place finishes.

In the men's 200 Medley Relay, the Pioneer team of freshman Kyle Milberg (Littleton, Colo.), sophomore Robert Barrett (Scottsdale, Ariz.), senior Jeff Giddens (Carlsbad, Calif.) and senior Scott Madaras (Yorktown, Va.) took first-place with a time of 1:34.74

In the women's 100 Backstroke, senior Katy Motsinger (Charleston, S.C.) grabbed first-place with a time of 57.84, while Jeff Giddens and senior Caleb Severns (Fairbanks, Alaska) claimed first and second on the men's side with times of 51.92 and 52.95, respectively.

In the men's 50 Freestyle, junior Jay Giddens (Carlsbad, Calif.) finished first with a time of 21.35 and then followed it up with a first-place finish in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 46.87.

In the women's 200 Backstroke, sophomore Kirsten Milberg (Littleton, Colo.) led the way with a time of 2:04.05, while freshman Kate Naze (Englewood, Colo.) and freshman Gretchen Cohen (Centennial, Colo.) finished third and fourth with times of 2:06.74 and 2:09.09, respectively.

In the men's 200 Breaststroke, four Pioneers swept the race as junior Ian Francis (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) led the way with a time of 2:07.22, followed by freshman Tanner Krall (Pueblo, Colo.) (2:08.76), sophomore Robin Lindgren (Helsingborg, Sweden) (2:09.84) and sophomore Andy Lee (Monroe, La.) (2:09.95).

Senior Seth McNew (Lakewood, Colo.) won the 3 Meter Diving event with a score of 310.60, after finishing second in the 1 Meter Diving event with a score of 243.00.

In the men's 200 IM, junior Clayton Myers (Aurora, Colo.) led the way with a time of 1:55.44, while the women's relay closed out the wins for the Pioneers finishing tied for first in the 200 Freestyle Relay. The Pioneer team of senior Melissa Greeves (Melbourne, Australia), sophomore Rachel Burns (Tampa, Fla.), Motsinger and junior Kristin Schmid (Aurora, Colo.) turned in a time of 1:37.32.

Up next, the Pioneers return home to host UNLV and Air Force in the El Pomar Natatorium on Friday, Jan. 14 beginning at 4 p.m.

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